I got rid of the beloved Planning Peeves board. Planning Peeves came into existence several years ago, before Cyburbia had a general, all-purpose doesn't-have-to-be-serious-or-even-planning-related discussion area like the relatively new Friday Afternoon Club.

All of the messages in PP fit well with the character and intent of FAC, so it doesn't seem to make sense keeping both boards.

The Web's busiest bulletin boards usually don't have more than 10 subtopic areas, or 15 at the most. It's also easier for users to keep track of fewer forums.

One advantage of a bullwtin board like this one is that you don't really have to trim messages; they eventually "scroll away," and are archived a few pages in. Old messages probably won't ever be deleted, although I may eventually cull old requests for information that went unreplied.

Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey